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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26

every mother; and ON every street is a
new Madonna and child more sacred
than Raphael's picture. In birth and
through advancing life, the divine in
carnatiOn ever goes on; and as the ap0S-
tie said, every one that loveth is begot-
ten of God" In denying old legends,
we do not deny the divinity of Jesus,
but assert it with far larger meaning.
We still assert the divinity of His les
sons of lOve-the divinity of the soul
that felt them, the divinity of the lips
that spoke them, the divinity of
the man who lived them; but by
the same principle, we assert the
divinity of that love everywhere-the
divinity of all the souls that feel it, and
of all the lips that speak it, and of all
the men who live it. This is the larger
theology-that God is love, and lived in
the loving Jesus, and lives in all love.
and is iw0rshiped best by our love OF
each other. The narrow doctrine that
the divine incarnation was in Jesus
alone has made the church unjust to
the heathen and heretics who refused
his name, and has made that Christmas
message mockery and brought wars
and hatred. But the broader doctrine
that this incarnation is in all who love,
will hasten the day when peace on
earth, good will to men" shall make
Christmas all the year round.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26

eyes and hearts turn instinctively be
cause He is our Master, our Brother
and our God So spoke Napoleon.
Love is not mere sentiment, but the
hardest, though sweetest of hard facts:
it means self-forgetfulness. self-denial,
obedience, sacrifice for the sake of the
loved one. Is your love for our Lord
such as this? he who keeps My COM
mandments loveth Me- Look well
into your lives. Candidly, have they
been and are they expression and evil
dence of true love? If you cannot apply
the test of the keeping
give sOrrOwful answer, No. "Amen,
ever ye do to the least of these, my breth
ren, ye do unto me-" Those brethren
whom he makes his own representa-
tiveS are the poor, the sick. the orphan,
the abandoned and all the suffering
membe of our common humanity Have
yOu loved them with an effective love?
If not, neither have you loved Christ.
Oh, brethren, by all the touching men,
OrieS of this day, by all the glorious
traditions of your Christian ancestry, |
appeal to you, and | wOo-oh. that l
could win-yOu to the love of Christ.
''Oh, that we could make our own the
words of st. Paul, be able to say with
him: Who, then, shall separate us
from the love of Christ? Shall tribula-
ton, or distress, or famine, or naked
ness, OF danger. or persecution, or the
swoId? But all these things we over
come because of Him that loved US. For
am sure that neither death, nor life.
nor angels, nor principalities, nor
powers, nor things to come, nor might,
nor height, nor depth, nor any other
creature shall be able to separate us
from the love of God, which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26

variety. In the pretty Unitarian church,
at the corner of Eighth and Mary Place,
the sole attempt at ORR" mentation was
| confined to two pretty pieces of lettering
"Peace" and "Unity," the latter being
| placed over the pulpit.
Gethsemane (EpiscOpaD, like st.
| Marks, was prOfuSely wreatned in ever
| green's: indeed. this seems to be the
most popular style here of beautifying
| churches. Westminster church was
| not decorated. nor were the Baptist
| churches or the Centenary Methodist.
THE NINE CATHOLIC CHURCHES
| in Minneapolis were decorated most
handsomely for the Christmas services.
| Mass was celebrated the same as on
| other Sundays, only the mass beginning
at l0:30 was of more than usual interest,
eloquent sermons being preached at
each church. The church of the Immac-
| ulate conception was decorated most
| handsomely, as usual. The two pillars
between which the pulpit stands, were
| wound with ropes of evergreen and
| SmilaX, the same as the pillars behind
the chancei rail. Drapery of evergreen,
smilaX and ivy hung from the pillars,
| presenting fine appearance. WreatheS
of green adorned the newelS of the pill
lars. and were hung around on the
uIletio III llC lulCC
altarS-the altar of the Blessed Virgin
at the left, of st. Joseph at the right
and the high altar in the center-were
adorned with natural and cut flowers to
such an extent that the candles were
almost invisible. Rev. Father Kane, of
the Catholic seminary, preached an in
teresting sermon. DanZ'S orchestra
furnished the music. The singing was
excellent.
The Church of st. Anthony of Padua
was beautifully decorated with ever
greens. and the main and side altars
with natural flowers and foliage plants
in great profusion. The hack of the
main altar was draped in white satin,
gracefully lOoped over the doors, with
large spray of flowers holding it in
place. The altar was draped in cream
lace and covered with myriads of can
dies, which peeped out from every con-
ceivable space and gave it the appear
ance of veritable little paradise. The
banners of the various societies were
hung in different parts of the church,
the members of which attended in q
body, and presented very fine appear
ance.
The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
was not behind in her decorations to
commemorate the great festival of the
day. Natural flowers of every deScrip-
ton adorned the several altars. and at
the left of the main altar smaller one
was constructed, at the foot of which
was a. little crib containing small
figure representing the infant Christ in
the manger.
At the Holy Rosary church the dec
orationS were numerous and pretty, and
considerable artistic skill was displayed
in arranging the natural and cut flowers
which adorned the altar. The decora-
tons at the churches of st. Lawrence,
st. Joseph, st. Boniface, st. Chlotilde,
st. Rose and the others consisted mainly
of evergreen and natural flowers. The
decorating was all done by the young
ladies connected with the various
churches, and was done in careful and
taStv manner
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26
THE HUMANITY OF GOD.
"a Is Not Limited, but Is and Al
ways Will Be BOundless.

AT the Church of the Redeemer. Rev.
Marion D.Shntter preached a Christmas
sermon sOn the humanity of God. He
said: I'm the use OF this term do not
mean to convey the idea of limitation in
God. In every direction and in every
attribute He is boundless. We are al
ways to remember that He is not alto
gether such an one as ourselves. That
His ways are higher than our ways, and
His thoughts than our thoughts. The
human mind cannot compass the infinite
and eternal. From its Ioftiest flights
the imagination returns with dropping
wings that have beaten the air in vain.
And yet we must know something of
God. We must have glimpses where
perfect vision is impossible. We have
some "reminiscences of our origin
clinging to our personality,
some feature of our high parentage.
BY the humanity of God, therefore, /
mean those qualities i'll Him which cor
respond with the best and highest quail
tiles in US. He whose glory flashed
from the sun, whose power awakes in
the sea. reveals his tenderness and love
in the heart of man i'm the life of Jesus,
our elder brother. The humanity of
God is revealed i'm the teachings of
Jesus. What hideOus deities the world
had wOrshlped. What Jupiters and
MOlOchs. What obscene and cruel con-
ceptions. The word father" as ap-
piled to God, is used two or three times
in the Old Testament. but Jesus first
put the term into general currency. 1t
is the key-wOrd of the New Testament.
1t banishes the fear of the slave and
makes love and reverence possible. The
humanity of God is shown in what
Jesus teaches of His care. His impair
tiality. His relation to sin. the outcome
of all things. 1t is shown in the
life of Jesus, himself. and in
the lives of all good men.
The idea of Gods humanity is needed
to make the universe and human life
Ineligible. If we can believe that at
the center of this encompaSsing mys-
tery-pain and loss, and sorrow, and
darkness-there is yet a harmoniZing
principle and an intelligent and benefi-
cent purpose: If anyone can show us
tie Father it sufficeth us. Browning
has sung:
The loving worm within its c!Od,
Were diyiner than loveless God
Amid His worlds, will dare to say
Ii He is Father-if there be touch of
humanity in HIS nature-then He can
not regard us with Indifference: He
cannot be insensible to our love and
service. The worship of the sincere
heathen offered to a hideOusly carved
block of wood. offered in blindness and
ignorance, finds its way to the bosom of
God, and is accepted of Him."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26
IN NEW YORK.
The Poor Well Remembered by
the Charitably Inclined.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The weather
to-day was all that could be desired, be-
ing keen, bracing and clear throughout.
In all the Episcopal and Roman Catholic
churches Of this city and Brooklyn
special services were held to-day,a feat
ure of nearly all the observances being
the musical programme. The PIG i'm
migrants who chanced to be in waiting
at Castle Garden were treated to a
Christmas dinner by the commissioners
of immiglatiO and the German and
English immigrants were respectively
welcomed at the German immigrant
house and the Cornish Arms (by the
English immigration society. At
Cooper union the Manhattan Temper
ance association turned its Christmas
services into the form of jubilee over
the recent decision of the United States
supreme court in favor of the Kansas
prOhibitiOniStS. In various halls and
private residences the poor of all classes
and ages were cheered by hearty din
ners provided by charitably inclined
gentlemen and ladies. The inmates of
the city and county charitable institu-
tiOns in Brooklyn were served with a
plentiful dinner, and Uncle Sans boys
at the navy yard came in for share of
the good things of the occasion. The
streets of both cities were more than Or
dinarily thrOnged. Tomorrow also will
be close holiday, thus rather disprOy-
ing the adage that Christmas comes but
once a YEAR"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES.
Statistics of the Production OF
Minerals in 1886.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 25.-The United
States Geological survey, Maj. j. W..
Powell, director, has issued the statis-
tics of the production of minerals dur
ing 1886. The report gives primarily
the production and value of every prom
inent mineral substance mined in the
United States, and in addition a COM
pact statement of prices, sources
of supply and the technical
matters which proved important
during the year. 1t appears that the
total value of the mineral products.
taken as nearly as possible at the points
of production, was more than S465, ,000,-
600, the largest mineral production yet
recorded in tine country. In 1885 the
value was about 1929, 100000. Many
substances shared in this increase,
but particularly iron and steel, which
alone showed an increase of $4,000, 900.
In 1885 bituminous coal was the most
valuable mineral product, but in 1886 it
was passed by pig iron. which had
higher total value than silver and gold
combined. Wonderful progress is
shown in the use of natural gas. the
consumption being more than double
that of 1885, and twenty times that of
1888. 1t is estimated that the value of
the coal displaced by natural gas in 1886
was more than S9.S00,000. This is
slightly less than half the value OF pc
trOleum.
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THE INCARNATION.
Rev. G. Il. Morrill, Talks About the
Birth of Jesus Christ.

Ancient philosophy thought an incar-
nation possible. Prophecy declared it.
Heathenism and Judaism prepared the
way for it, and when the temple of
Janus was closed and one language pre-
vailed the Son of God was born in
Bethlehem of Judea.
The divine word had been uttered in
the creation of material, vegetable
and animal world. which could declare
but not perceive Gods glory, and so He
made man in his own image, of reason
and conscience, and continued to speak
in widened and deepened love until
His word became flesh and dwelt
among men as the full revelation
of the Fathers glory and grace.
Without controversy, great is the mys-
terry OF gOdlinesS God manifestS in the
flesh. The incarnation is not contrary
to law but in keeping with higher
than earthly law, which has its seat in
the eternal and infinite Father.
Every child born into the world has a
mission for good or evil. Napoleon,
be the Son of God. To make Him any
thing less is to make Him more devil
than old Beelzebub.
The Jesus we worship and love is not
the Jesus of Strauss, Voltaire, Boiling
broke or rockingham, but of Johns
gospel. To profess love for Him and
then turn about and disobey and deny
Him and his scriptureS-tO rave and
rant and write about Him as Rousseau.
and then proceed to wallow in wanton-
ness is to invite and merit damnation.
Bethlehem can only be understood
through calvary. and the divine love
which gave them is what fills all the
volumes of past, present and future.
The Star in the East still +shineS-may
it lead us to bring Jesus the incense of
prayer, the gold of benevOlence, the
myrrh of conservation till in heaven we
see the King in His beauty and know
the full meaning of the angel chorus,
"Glory to God in the highest and on
earth naaca. pnod will toSuard men -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26
The loving worm within its cIOd,
Were diviner than loveless God
mid IIiS ,rnrldS | will dare 10 COY
THE MIRACULOUS BIRTH.
An Interesting Sermon Preached
by Rev. III. NJ. Simmons.

II. NJ. Simmons preached about ''The
Miraculous Birth He first traced the
show rise and growth of the doctrine.
The genealogical tables trace the line
age of Jesus through Joseph, and the
New Testament repeatedly says that He
was the son of Joseph. But in time the
same legend grew about Jesus, which
had grown about scores of men before
Him. and He like them was represented
without human father. Mr.. Simmons
said the rejection of this legend would
not harm, but help the Christmas lesson.
1t is more honorable to Jesus to suppose
that He was the natural son of Joseph,
and gained His divine greatness by
human effort. than to suppose He was
perfect God from all eternity and good
because He could not be otherwise. 1t
is more honorable to Deity to suppose
that He was not limited to Jesus and
slain in Him, but ever lives in
all who love, as the apostle
says. Nor was Jesus's birth any
less divine because natural. A
truer view shows every birth divine,
and hence gives Christmas an infinitely
.larger meaning. Every birth is miracu-
lOus, too. for who can explain it? Edwin
Arnold. after speaking of the infinite
@Onder of birth, says miracles are
common enough" And who can think
'Dt its mystery without cOnfeSsing that
-they are as common as the cradle, and
that every human birth is more miracu-
1ous than any Christmas tale has told?
Gabriel's .'annunciation' still comes to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26
BEHIND THE BARS.
Prisoners in the Old County Jail
Were Given Christmas Dinner.

The prisoners at the county Jail spent
Christmas the same as any other day
behind the bars. Some of them wanted
to go outside and fully drink in the
gladstone light and air of ''this glorious
climate" but the sheriff feared they
might take cold and wouldn't
let them out. When they
awoke yesterday morning the
same bed clothes still attempted TO
cover them, the same windows still
stuck in the Jail walls, and the same de-
funct last summer flies still covered the
ceilings. Their socks were not filled
with pretty things and dainty candies,
because they didn't hang their socks
up. They needed 'em to keep their
feet warm. Still the day had very
pleasing influence ever them all, and
the elegant Christmas dinner. turkey.
cranberrieS, etc, etc. made them feel
as though there was still something left
oI The world. Even Nicholas Kill, the
murderer. came out of his cell. One of
Kill's fayorite pastimes is TO smoke, try
to catch the smoke i'll his hands and COLI
ceal it. Often he thinks he has
the smoke firmly in his grasp
and puts it i'll his pocket, all the while
looking stealthily about to see if he is
observed. He has grown into the habit
now of pacing up and down his cell,
like the tiger in the circus, occasionally
emitting grOwls and rOarS like that OF a
wild beast. The jailers say that row he
is constantly haunted by the vision or
ghost of his murdered victim, and that
he knows no rest. But to continue on
the dinner. Peter Thauwald, the baker
furnished a bountifui supply of coffee
cake. something unusual for people who
furnish supplies to the county. Every
one partOok of the dinner. and one or
two had special dinners sent in by
friends. Hal Reid was most pleasantly
remembered by his folks. who sent him
a large basket from Minneapolis. 1t not
only contained fruit, etc, but had
bunch of cigars, etc. Hal was pleasant
and lively all day long. Shafer received
a basket from his brother-in-law, and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26
CROWDS AT THE CATHEDRAL.
An Eloquent Christmas Sermon
hY Rev. Father O'GOrman.

An Eloquent Christmas Sermon
by Rev. Father O'Gorman.
The Cathedral was crowded Yesterday
at all masses by deyOut wOrShipers.
Five o'clock in the morning saw hun
dreds of the faithful plodding their way
through the SNOW in the direction of
Sixth and Wabasha streets. High mass
was celebrated at this early hour, all the
clergy appearing in the beautiful new
robes lately imported by one of their
number. The main altar was respIen-
dent with its burning wax taperS, ana
was adorned and beautitied by six very
handsome candelabra. An elegant new
sanctuary lamp took the place of the
old one that for so many years has done
service. \ large Christmas crib. repre-
Senting the scene at the birth of Christ.
occupied the space directly in front of
st. Mary'S altar. Father Shanley
preached an appropriate sermon. At
1890 a. IN. pOntifical high mass was eel
ebrated, Bishop Ireland officiating with
Fathers Gibbons and Fitzpatrick as dea-
con and SubdeacOn, and Father Stanley
as master of ceremonies. The church
was packed, many non-CatholicS being
present. The music WIS of a very high
order. BCethoven's mass was given by
Il tdIRt Nlittll VI NOltCS Nv fNlI-
bert'S full orchestra. Father Thomas
O'Gorman. Of ST. Thomas seminary.
preached the sermon. 1t was an clO-
0uent address. The reverend father
said:
"All men are equal at birth and death.
Our coming into the world and our go
ing out is the same for all. Whatever
inequalities may mark the lives of men
between these two terms are brought
with them TO deadlock Birth means
that we cone ont of the unknown. the
nothing, TO take our place Tor few mo-
mentS Oh the stage of the world. and
death is our exit into future of which
we-know only that il is an everlasting
reality. qualified and conditioned by our
performance here. So ii is with us.
But there has been One the birth and
death of whom have taken Him out the
dead level of the race, and proven
Him 10 be more than man. The wonder
of His birth is not that He was born
poor: poverty is the nurse that has re-
ceiYed most men as they come into this
world. Nor is il that songs greeted His
coming; rejoicing has lowered over our
cradle too, even though the rejoicing
were only the smile of the weeping
mother; nor is that peasant and king,
shepherd and wise mali did homage to the
newborn babe, such visiting may have
the share Of the children Of others,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26
IN PLACES OF WORSHIP.
The Churches Beautifully Dressed
for the Christmas Services. g.

for the Christmas Services. Is
The time-honored custom of decorat-
ing the churches for Christmas morning
was observed, as usual, in Minneapolis
yesterday. and a Dumber of the sacred
editices presented a very pretty and
quaint appearance. The Episcopalians
were the introducers of this practice
into America. and SO. naturally, it was
to he expected they should get up the
most ornate decorations
st. Marks presented beautiful ap-
pearance. being literally covered with
evergreens around the stained glass
windows. wreathed about the columns.
and punched in great masses inside
the communion ratings. 1t was lust
like an old English country church in
appearance yesterday. Plymouth
church was very tastefully Ornamented,
and reflected great credit on the ladies
who got them up. While wreathS of
evergreen were gracefully swung from
pillar to. pillar. the principal decoration
was confined TO the platform. This was
prOfusely covered with genuine English
holly. The reading desk was covered
with roses, hyacinths and other flowers,
and it was greatly admired by all the
congregation, who fingered long to eX-
anime its beauty. The Hennepin ave
nue. Metht dist church people simply
confined themselves TO placing some
handsome lettering on white ground,
GLORY to God in the Highest The
Church of the Redeemer looked rather
bare, as 10 flowers or leaves were used
in the bOGy of the building, but arouHd
the platform smilax and green leaves
were festOOned. and along side the desk
stood a handsome tripod loaded down
with flowers of the most costly and rare
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-26
WENT LIKE WILD-FIRE.
The Christmas Globe Takes Min
neapolis by Storm.


One feature of the day in Minneapo-
lis-and it is always feature of this
day-was the advenTOf the Christmas
GLOBE. Before daylight the avenue in
front of the GLOBE Office reSembled an
encampment. The thrOng of newsbOys
and their horses gave the block the air
of sudden arrival of a cavalry regi-
ment, and the scene was a
lively one for the succeeding six
hours. When the doors were opened
the rush was so great that partitions
were cracked and strained and paneS
of glass shattered. The boys fought for
precedence with rivalry never seen
before, and by the time half of the eager
merchants had been served the first
cOmers had sold out and returned again.
No other paper was thought of for a
moment, except an anxiety to get rid of
the small stock bought, at any discount
Boys staggered out of the Office
with more GLOBES than they could
readily carry. but they were rapidly
converted into cash and new supplies
laid in. Boys who Eever sold papers
before turned out yesterday and coined
money with GLOBES. In a majority of
cases the boys asked 10 cents fora copy,
which should have been offered for
nickel, but the sale they made was just
as ready. Yesterdays sales of the
GLOBE doubled the combined sales of
all other papers offered on the streets
of Minneapolis, and this was
exclusive of the orders placed in guam
titles aid those handled by the news
men. The supply at this Office was re-
newed again and again until dark. and
a repetition of the demand is expected
again to-day. when fresh inStallment
of Christmas GLOBES will be on hand.
The little army of GLOBE carriers was
out an hour earlier than usual. and. be-
fore starting on their snowy rounds,
piping hot breakfast was served
to them at the Columbia restaurant.
Subscribers found their bulky paper
laid neatly on the porch, in good condi-
tion, and ready for any amount of hand
ling
Pages of this mornings GLOBE might
easily be filled with the compliments
ShOwered on the paper through Mime
apolis, but it spoke for itself and
further comment is useless.